EL SOBRANTE -- An apartment kitchen fire has left two people without a home and caused $30,000 in damages Wednesday.

At 3:25 p.m., Contra Costa firefighters responded to Appian Villa Apartments, located at 4576 Appian Way in El Sobrante for reports of a kitchen fire.

The Richmond and Pinole Fire Departments also sent out firefighters to help respond.

First responders found heavy smoke coming from a second floor apartment in an eight-unit apartment building, according to Pinole fire Battalion Chief Brian Lowry.

One female occupant had narrowly escaped the fire and was found in front of the building, uninjured, Lowry said. Crews were able to extinguish the fire, which burned the kitchen and dining area of the two-bedroom apartment.

According to Lowry, the woman told firefighters she had been frying food and believed she had turned the stove off. She stated she fell asleep and was awakened by the fire and had just enough time to escape.

There were no working smoke detectors in the residence.

The fire displaced the woman and another occupant of the apartment and resulted in $30,000 damage to the one unit. Crews prevented the fire from damaging nearby units.